Substance Use Prevention

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Substance Use Prevention

Evidence-based school and community programs reducing drug and alcohol misuse among youth across six countries.

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Substance Use Prevention

Cartagena site visit keepin' it REAL/Mantente REAL: Pilot test in Cartagena, Colombia

Latin America

To evaluate the effectiveness of a program for the prevention of the consumption of psychoactive substances (cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana)…

keepin' it REAL/Mantente REAL: Pilot test in Nogales, Mexico

Latin America

Sharp increases in substance use rates among youth in Mexico are a major concern in both Mexico and the US, and the US-Mexico border region has one…

image of map keepin’ it REAL/Mantente REAL: Jalisco Pilot Test

Latin America

In collaboration with the University of Guadalajara and the Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social in Jalisco (IMSS), Mexico, GCAHR conducted a pilot…

group of children keepin’ it REAL: Feasibility trial in Kenya

Africa

In collaboration with the African Institute for Children Studies in Nairobi, Kenya, GCAHR and the Center for Child Wellbeing facilitated a community…